The BBC editor who oversaw this year's Six O'Clock News relaunch with Sophie Raworth and George Alagiah has quit the bulletin to try her hand at daytime TV.

High-flyer Jay Hunt is moving to BBC Birmingham for six months to oversee the department responsible for shows including Trading Up, Big Strong Boys and Call My Bluff.

Her decision ends a five year stint editing BBC bulletins - she took over as editor of the Six O'Clock News in April 2001, after editing the BBC1 One O'Clock News for two and a half years.

Earlier this year Ms Hunt, who is 34, gave a hint of her next career move when she edited The Morning Show, a BBC1 series fronted by Pop Idol judge Nicki Chapman.

The Morning Show lost out to ITV1's This Morning in the ratings and was not recommissioned.

However, Ms Hunt is highly regarded by her BBC bosses and her editorships of both the One and Six O'Clock News bulletins are regarded as successes.

She pioneered a more relaxed, consumer-led approach on both bulletins which, although anathema to some of the old guard within BBC News, has proved popular with viewers.

The biggest change during Ms Hunt's time in charge of the Six O'Clock News came at the start of this year, when the bulletin moved from a single anchor, Huw Edwards, to a dual presenting format, with Raworth and Alagiah at the helm.

Ms Hunt is a BBC lifer, having joined the corporation in 1989 as a Breakfast News researcher.

She moved to Newsnight in 1994 and, as assistant editor of the BBC2 show, co-ordinated its coverage of the Hong Kong handover in 1998.

After a brief stint as assistant editor of Panorama, Ms Hunt was appointed editor of the One O'Clock News in December 1998.

She will report to BBC Birmingham's head of programmes, Tessa Finch.

"Jay's journalistic strength, passion for popular programme making and experience of running a large team under pressure made her the ideal candidate for this challenging role," Ms Finch said.